Operating
If you have not read the safety instruc- tions in this manual, do not operate the nailer.
Before you operate your nailer, place five to six drops of the included oil into the quick connect fitting where the nailer con- nects to the air supply.
Deflection is caused when grain irregularities, knots or foreign objects inside the wood cause the nail to change its path, resulting in the nail puncturing the surface of the workpiece, as shown in Figure 5.
Besides damaging your workpiece, deflection can cause injury if your free hand is securing the workpiece in the location that the nail deflects.
To operate your nailer:
1.Connect the air supply to the quick con-
nect fitting.
2. | To test for proper nail penetration, hold |
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| the nailer perpendicular to the surface |
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| of a piece of clean scrap wood that is |
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| thick enough for the length of nails you |
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| have loaded. |
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| Figure 5. Example of nail deflection. | |
3. | Depress the safety nose mechanism | 5. Pull the trigger. | |
| against your workpiece. | ||
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4. | Before pulling the trigger, make sure | — If the nail drove into the wood far | |
enough, continue with your intended | |||
| your free hand and other body parts | ||
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are positioned out of the way of a | operations. | |
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potential path of a nail in case of deflec- | — If the nail either went too far or not | |
tion. | ||
far enough, then adjust the air pres- | ||
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| sure. More air pressure will make | |
| the nail go deeper and less air pres- | |
| sure will decrease the nail penetra- | |
| tion. |
H5527 18 Gauge Brad Nailer |